VirtualBox 4.3.12, Windows 7 as guest and host OS: host -> guest clipboard not working

Guest OS: Windows 7 SP1 x64 Ultimate
Host OS: Windows 7 SP1 x64 Ultimate

I installed the VirtualBox Guest Additions and rebooted the guest OS. The host -> guest clipboard is not working, is there any way to fix this issue? Host -> guest clipboard means that I copy something in their keyboard in the host OS and try to paste it in the guest OS.

The guest -> host clipboard works fine. I set the clipboard to be bidirectional:

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The VirtualBox Guest Additions are running fine on the guest OS:

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I restarted VBoxTray.exe but it didn't help. I also try giving administrative permission to this process.

Before upgrading VirtualBox (I believe I had 4.3.6) the bidirectional clipboard was working fine.

Franck Dernoncourt

Posted 2014-11-03T02:31:52.967

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Answers

you need to do one step more, when you start your window 7, you will see menus at top.

click on Devices -> shared Clipboard -> Bidirectional

now you can copy and paste from host to guest or gues to host

Hackaholic

Posted 2014-11-03T02:31:52.967

Reputation: 136

Thanks, I think that's the same setting but I had also done it in case, see updated question. – Franck Dernoncourt – 2014-11-03T02:45:52.837

it should work then – Hackaholic – 2014-11-03T02:48:11.147

Well, yeah I agree :( – Franck Dernoncourt – 2014-11-03T02:48:24.160

try to remove the os from virtualbox and load it again – Hackaholic – 2014-11-03T02:49:43.750

Interesting, it does work after killing the VM and creating a new one... I don't understand why one needs to do so, but whatever :) – Franck Dernoncourt – 2014-11-03T02:53:22.120